Fire destroys steel barn

July 20, 2013

City of Dunkirk Fire Department crews responded at 8:15 p.m. Friday to a report of a brush fire behind Dan's Moving, 211 W. Second St. Upon arrival, firefighters found a large steel barn with a large of amount of content fully involved in fire. A call for additional manpower was made as well as a request for mutual aid from the East Dunkirk Fire Department for a tanker truck to possibly assist with water supply and for the Firefighter Rehab Unit. The fire was knocked down followed by an extensive overhaul operation. All equipment cleared the scene at 11:15 p.m. The cause of the fire is under investigation.